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A woman is passing out brightly coloured shirts in Prince George this week as part of a personal effort to make mental health a conversation in communities across the province.

There's no final price tag, but work has finished on the revamped Welcome to Prince George sign at the intersection of Highways 16 and 97.

The B.C. Building Code will include new standards for reducing radon gas in homes as a result of a pilot project that was conducted partly in Prince George.

A jack knifed semi truck and trailer is blocking two lanes of Highway 97 near Abau Creek, Quesnel RCMP said in an alert issued at 4 p.m., reducing traffick to one-lane alternating. "Road conditions in the area are slick.

An 18-year-old man died at the scene when the vehicle he was driving rolled over early Tuesday morning on Highway 16 by the Augier Main Forest Service Road 20 kilometres east of Burns Lake, RCMP said.

Prince George RCMP's new superintendent started work Monday. Supt. Warren Brown comes here from Williams Lake where he was the detachment commander for five years. He is a third generation Mountie whose career in policing has spanned 27 years.

Crown prosecution is worried a man facing charges related to a marijuana grow operation will be a no-show when his trial rolls around. A B.C. Supreme Court Justice will hear an application on Dec. 16 to issue a warrant to arrest Evan Iovko Jones, 24.

A Prince George man's asthma trouble was not enough to convince a B.C. Supreme Court Justice to overturn a 90-day driving prohibition for failing or refusing to provide a breath sample.

The work ahead of city council will change by the day and sometimes by the hour over the next four years but the group has the necessary strengths to draw upon to meet challenges, said newly installed mayor Lyn Hall.

Previously convicted of selling drugs out of a local motel, a Prince George woman is now suspected of committing an armed robbery at a local convenience store.